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This well know and done always identically. He lists any possible desirable item by copying the listing with the lowest price, but with a 15% discount. As seller name he places "do not buy - contact [email protected]", that changes often . He answers email swiftly telling that because of a bug Amazon will process the order manually and send an invoice for bank transfer payment. To add a bit of credibility he waits the following day to send the fake Amazon invoice with a reply address as amazon.it.259348523592638952348752892.023789465298359283685922632.com
and the beneficiary details

IOAN STELIAN MAILAT (a Romanian name)
IBERCAJA BANCO, S.A.
IBAN ES4920855687250330432670
BIC/SWIFT: CAZRES2Z
SPAIN
REF: 403-3508465-3272433

That's all I needed to flag domain name to the registrar, and provide the details to Spanish Police. Shame on you Ioan and your accomplices!

 


 

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2 minutes ago, vinn3 said:

amazon U.S.  is just as bad!  their dealings are no better than the "scamers". 

The fault is with a criminal individual, not the company. I've advised Amazon over chat, it took them less than a minute to remove the listing. 

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Be very careful when offered any "alternative" method of payment for any online transaction.

One other thing to be aware of, any domain that contains a subdomain.

For example.  "amazon.it.259348523592638952348752892.023789465298359283685922632.com"

The domain here is not Amazon, or indeed anything to do with Amazon. Domains read from right to left, and should match the primary company domain. In the case of Amazon, generally things should end in amazon.com (ebay is slightly different, and can be ebay.com or ebay.{country_suffix} for example ebay.co.uk or ebay.ca etc.)

Anything between the suffix and the company name is a red flag, so amazon.wibble.com is likely to be fraudulent.

Also be aware that *ALL* genuine e-comerce sites use an https: prefix rather than http:

If in doubt, some suggest the use of a link checker  - for example https://www.urlvoid.com/ however, these are not reliable.

Finally, for any online transaction, or in response to any email,  never, ever give out pin numbers or bank account details in response to any request. Banks will never ask for these, and nobody else should ever need them.

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I got scammed on the US Amazon site but Amazon refunded me 100%. Dont know what happened to the scammer as I think he did the same thing to other people. In hindsight I could have seen that was coming if I had paid attention to the seller's feedback as other victims tried to warn people through their feedback. 

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8 minutes ago, Andrea said:

good morning JDM my name is Andrea, I read that you had a stelian Mailat loan scam, is it possible to clarify for a moment? .  thank you

contact me by email please

I have not been scammed but simply reported an attempt.

I do not have any other information beside what I wrote above, if you are a victim I can only suggest tnat you contact the relevant law enforcement and financial institutions, good luck recovering your money.

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Sounds a lot like what Amazon itself does. But of course rather than being labeled a scam it is a "business model". However, I must admit that when Amazon does it that you at least get the item. Truth be told, I am no fan of Amazon. We live in an age where it's becoming possible to be too good at what you do. That is Amazon, IMHO. A bloated but highly efficient behemoth.

In this world it pays to be extra cautious, as there's a scam born every nanosecond. Eventually these crooks get a few "blind trusters" who pay to make it worth their while. I'm glad you caught it.

 

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